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Educación Secundaria

English: Level A2
WEEK 19

Let’s help endangered animals*

Activity 1 Endangered animals

LET’S SELF-ASSESS
El Perú es uno de los países con mayor biodiversidad en el mundo, aunque muchas especies que habitan
en nuestro país están en peligro de extinción, ¿qué animales salvajes viven en el Perú? ¿Cómo y dónde
viven? ¿Por qué están en peligro de extinción? ¿Puedes describir a estos animales en inglés?

Expresa cuánto sabes en inglés con las frases en la parte superior de la tabla. Marca con una “X” donde
creas conveniente. Aquí, no hay respuestas correctas. Solo responde con honestidad.

No at all Somewhat Well Very Well

Cant I do it?

Can I identify key details in a text about animals’

1. characteristics and abilities in English?

Can I describe animals’ characteristics using

2. appropriate adjectives and the verbs have and has
in English correctly in a simple text?

Can I describe animals’ abilities using appropriate

3. verbs of actions and can and can’t correctly in
English in a simple text?

LEAD IN
Complete the sentences about the animals in the picture. Number one is the example:
What animals are they?

1. 2. 3. 4.

5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

What animals are there in the picture?

Example: 1. It’s an alpaca 6. It’s .
2. There is a . 7. .
3. They are . 8. .
4. It’s a . 9. .
5. It’s a .

Material elaborado en colaboración con el British Council y RELO Andes de la Embajada de Estados Unidos.

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LISTEN AND READ

Listen to and read the articles about the wildlife rescue centres in Ucayali and Cusco1:

Ucayali Wildlife Rescue Centre

Hi! My name is Ricardo and I am a veterinarian at the Ucayali Wildlife Rescue
Centre. We rescue and take care of animals that were affected by trafficking in the
region of Ucayali.
There are a lot of animals here. These are some of the most popular animals that we
rescued.

These are the spider monkeys These little ones here are the These are my personal favourites,
or maquisapas. They live in the Taricaya turtles. They live in the the macaws. They live in the
Peruvian jungle. They have long Amazon river. They have a hard Peruvian rainforest. Macaws can
arms and legs and a big tail. They shell on their backs to protect fly and they have strong wings and
can jump and they can climb trees themselves from predators. They colourful feathers. They can learn
to get fresh fruit. can’t run very fast, but they can to repeat some words, but they
swim quickly. can’t have conversations like us.
All these animals are endangered. We have to take care of them or they will go extinct.

Cusco Wildlife Rescue Centre

Hello! I’m Melissa and I am a volunteer at the Cusco Wildlife Rescue Centre.
We rescue and take care of animals that are affected by trafficking in the region
of Cusco. We take care of rescued animals until they can return to their native
habitat. These are some of the most popular rescued animals that we rescued.

This is Chico, the condor. We rescued him I love these

from a restaurant. He has a white neck and animals and
big wings. They cut his feathers so he can’t it makes me
fly. But, don’t worry. His feathers can grow sad that many
back. people sell
them like
objects. We
have to be
responsible
This is Naga, the puma. She is three years and protect our
old and we rescued her from an illegal zoo. wildlife.
She has a strong tail and brown fur. She
has muscular legs so she can jump almost 6
metres horizontally.

Ambos centros de rescate de animales presentados en los textos son ficticios.

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LET’S UNDERSTAND

UNDERSTAND: EXERCISE 1
Circle TRUE, FALSE or DOESN’T SAY. Follow the example:

Example:
Ricardo works at the Cusco Wildlife Rescue Centre 4. Ricardo likes macaws.

a) TRUE b) FALSE c) DOESN’T SAY a) TRUE b) FALSE c) DOESN’T SAY

1. The Ucayali Wildlife Rescue Centre has animals
from different regions from Peru.
a) TRUE b) FALSE c) DOESN’T SAY
2. Spider monkeys use their arms and legs to get
their food.
a) TRUE b) FALSE c) DOESN’T SAY
3. Taricaya turtles are fast both in land and water.
a) TRUE b) FALSE c) DOESN’T SAY
5. Naga has strong legs.
a) TRUE b) FALSE c) DOESN’T SAY
6. They cut Chico’s wings at a restaurant.
a) TRUE b) FALSE c) DOESN’T SAY
7. The animals in the rescue centres are
victims of human’s actions.
a) TRUE b) FALSE c) DOESN’T SAY
8. The rescue centres take care of pets.

a) TRUE b) FALSE c) DOESN’T SAY

LET’S PRACTISE!

PRACTISE – EXERCISE 1:

A. Match the pictures of the animals with the abilities they have.

1. VICUÑA 2. BEAR 3. FISH 4. MONKEY

I. II. III. IV.

SWIM CLIMB RUN FAST HUNT

B. Now, make one sentence for each animal using “can” and “can’t”. Make sure to add additional
information. Follow the example:

Example:
Vicuñas can run fast, but they can’t hunt other animals. NOTE:
Remember that “but”
1.
is used to connect
2. ideas that contrast.
3.
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PRACTISE – EXERCISE 2:
Complete the description of the spectacled bear. Use “have”, “has”, “can” or “can’t”.

Maya

Maya is a spectacled bear. She is originally from the jungle of Cusco, but now she lives in a
wildlife rescue centre. Spectacled bears ______ (1) very strong arms. They ________ (2) climb
tall trees and sometimes hunt animals to eat. Maya_________ (3) a smaller body because she
is a female. Males are bigger than females.

Maya was rescued from trafficking and she _________ (4) go back to her habitat yet because
she needs to recover completely.

LISTENING COMPREHENSION

PRACTISE – EXERCISE 3:

Listen to a conversation about animals in the Highland Wildlife

Sanctuary. Complete the fact sheets of the animals. You will hear
the conversation twice. Number one is the example.

VICUÑA BEAR MONKEY

Special characteristics: Special characteristics: Special characteristics:

Example: 3. 5.
1. She can’t run very fast.

2.
4. 6.

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Activity 2 Do it yourself – D.I.Y.

LET’S CREATE!
Let’s help endangered animals!

Teenagers do different activities in their free time. You have decided to be a volunteer in a wild animal
rescue centre. One of your duties in the centre is to create the animals’ fact sheets, in order to describe
their characteristics and abilities, so that, visitors from all parts of Peru and the world can know more
about them. Choose one of the options:

Option A: Option B:
Facts sheets about Jaguars and Fact sheets about two endangered
Felipe, the dolphin animals from your region

Option A: Facts sheets about Jaguars and Felipe, the dolphin

Step 1: Read the information about the most popular endangered animals that live in ‘‘Jungle
Life” rescue centre. Then, complete the profiles with at least one more characteristic
and one more ability.

JAGUARS AMAZON RIVER DOLPHIN

From: The rainfortest From: The Amazon river

Characteristics: Characteristics:
• Strong legs • Pink skin
• Long tail • Flexible fins
• _______________. • _____________________.
Abilities: Abilities:
• Climb trees • Hunt fish
• Hunt animals • Navigate through branches.
• _______________. • _____________________.

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Step 2: Create a quote about protecting our wildlife. Follow the examples:

• “Wild animals are not pets”.

• “Animals shouldn’t live in cages”.
• “Monkeys should live free!”

Step 3: Write a short introduction of yourself as a volunteer at the rescue centre.

Step 4: Write the animals’ fact sheets.

Option B: Fact sheets about two endangered animals from your region

Step 1: Research about two endangered animals from your region.

Step 2: Organise the characteristics of each animal in this chart.

ANIMAL 1 ANIMAL 2

From: __________________. From: __________________.

Characteristics:
• _____________________.
• _____________________.
• _____________________.
Abilities:
• _____________________.
• _____________________.
• _____________________.
Characteristics:
• _____________________.
• _____________________.
• _____________________.
Abilities:
• _____________________.
• _____________________.
• _____________________.

Step 3: Create a quote about protecting our wildlife. Follow the examples:
• Wild animals are not pets.
• Animals shouldn’t live in cages.
• Monkeys should live free!

Step 4: Write a short introduction of yourself as a volunteer of the rescue centre.

Step 5: Write the animals’ fact sheets including pictures of them.

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You can use the following template:

TITLE

• Introduction of yourself as a volunteer. Pictures

related to
• Introduction of the rescue centre.
the text.
• At least three sentences describing the first animal’s characteristics and abilities.

• At least three sentences describing the second animal’s characteristics and abilities.

• Quote about protecting wildlife.

Your text should include the following characteristics

Characteristics or criteria Yes No

1. The fact sheets have a title and starts with an introduction of you (as a
volunteer) and the wildlife rescue centre.
2. The fact sheets include at least three sentences describing the physical
characteristics of each animal, using “have” or “has” correctly.
3. The fact sheets include at least three sentences to describe what each
animal can or can’t do correctly.

4. The fact sheets include a final quote you created about protecting our
wildlife.

5. The fact sheets include pictures related to the content.

Recommendation

Write a first draft of your fact sheets. Check if they have the characteristics above.

LET’S SHARE!

Muestra tu idea a tus padres, hermanas o hermanos, a quienes tengas

en casa o a tu profesora o profesor, si están en contacto, y explícales las
cinco características que tu cartel debe tener. Toma nota de los aportes
y mejora tu idea para hacer tu texto en inglés.

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¡NOTEMOS ALGO!
LET’S REFLECT
Luego de realizar las Actividades 1 y 2, puedo concluir que:

Los verbos: “can”, “can’t”, “have” y “has” se usan de la siguiente manera:

1. Para expresar habilidades en inglés utilizo el verbo modal _____________ y su

forma negativa _____________ .

Por ejemplo:

a. Most birds _____________ fly, but penguins _____________.

2. Utilizo el presente simple para hablar de estados permanentes. Se puede usar el

verbo _____________ para nombrar las partes del cuerpo de un animal o una
persona. La conjugación de este verbo en presente simple 3era persona singular
es _____________ .

Por ejemplo:

a. Spider monkeys _____________ strong arms.

b. Naga the Puma ______________ a very strong tail.

Ahora, reflexionemos:

¿Cuánto has aprendido esta semana? ¿Escuchaste el audio del recurso? ¿Revisaste si tus respuestas
coinciden con la clave de respuestas? ¿Qué te comentaron sobre el texto en inglés que creaste? ¿Qué
opinas tú? Dale un visto bueno a una de las cuatro opciones. Selecciona la opción que mejor exprese lo
que puedes hacer ahora que culminaste las dos actividades de la semana.

Not at all Somewhat Well Very Well

Can I do it?

Can I identify key details in a text about animals’

1. characteristics and abilities in English?

Can I describe animals’ characteristics using

2. appropriate adjectives and the verbs “have” and
“has” in English correctly in a simple text?

Can I describe animals’ abilities using appropriate

3. verbs of actions and “can” and “can’t” correctly in
English in a simple text?

El presente documento tiene fines exclusivamente pedagógicos y forma parte de la estrategia de educación a distancia gratuita
que imparte el Ministerio de Educación.
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